Honors :: Academic Excellence

58 Blue Raider Athletes Earn Dean's List Honors for Spring 2012

The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center announces 58 Blue Raiders to earn Dean's List honors for their academic effort during the spring semester. 18 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0. The Dean's List requires a GPA of 3.5 or better. Women's soccer led the group with 11 student-athletes and softball followed with 8 student-athletes, all earning Dean's List status. Overall, 149 student-athletes had over a 3.0 GPA.

• Soccer(11): Kelsey Branstetter (4.0), Rebecca Cushing (4.0), Jessica Gilchrist, Paige Goeglein (4.0), Maddie Harper, Whitney Jorgenson (4.0), Luisa Moscoso, Kelsie Roberts, Katinka Stenberg (4.0), Hope Suominen (4.0), and Paige Terlizzi
• Baseball (4): Michael Akins, Andrew Cash, Davis Pearce (4.0), and Adam Perry
• Softball (8): Laura Dukes, Bethany Jones (4.0), Caty Jutson, Kristi Marquez, Samantha Nieves, Kaycee Popham, Abbey Sanders, and Kayla Toney
• Men's Tennis (2): Yannick Born (4.0), and Matthew Langley (4.0)
• Women's Tennis (4): Marietta Bigus, Taylor Coffey, Alex Dachos, and Carla Nava
• Women's Basketball (3): Jamila Ajanaku, Icelyn Elie (4.0), and Molly McFadden
• Volleyball (4): Paula Demings, Brynne Henderson, Monet Marshall, and Angela Peyton
• Men's Track & Field / Cross Country (1): Michael Stokes (4.0)
• Women's Track & Field / Cross Country (6): Kaila Frazier, Autumn Gipson (4.0), Tressanique Hampton, Rachel Islam, Jelagat Kimaiyo, and Stephanie Smith
• Men's Golf (3): Brett Patterson (4.0), Brad Simons, and Sam Thompson (4.0)
• Women's Golf (3): Steph Gough (4.0), Olivia Love, Emily Miller
• Football (5): Darin Davis, Arness Ikner, David Jones, Jeff Murphy, and Dwight Smith (4.0)

Women's Soccer and Men's Tennis Take GPA Honors for Spring 2012

Women's soccer lead all teams by earning a 3.495 GPA for the Spring 2012 semester. Honorable mention goes to women's tennis which posted a 3.46 GPA, and women’s basketball with a 3.448 GPA. Every women’s team had a team GPA over 3.0+ this semester. For the men, tennis earned a 3.225 GPA. Honorable mention goes to men's golf with a 3.185 GPA.